Articles filed under Outdoors
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Batavia couple named citizens of the yearDec 24, 2012 10:49 am - Britta and Steven McKenna, a Batavia couple known for their extensive involvement in Batavia’s Riverwalk and in Scouting, are the 2012 Batavia Citizens of the Year, the ...
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A wish list that’s getting harder to satisfyDec 19, 2012 10:04 am - There are rules that prohibit me from soliciting gifts from readers and listeners of my outdoors radio talk show. But I am not bound by any edicts concerning my communic...
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Federal judge overturns night deer hunt rulingDec 19, 2012 8:31 am - My inner voice is doing its negative forecasting again. I get word from The Associated Press and Outdoorhub.com that some Native American tribes are involved in another ...
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Rare sightings made 2012 a wild and wonderful year for birdersDec 17, 2012 9:12 am - Local birding stories have been piling up like twigs inside a wren house. November is always prime time for spotting rarities, but this year was ridiculous. Birds that ...
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Chicagoland Canoe’s Frese was truly specialDec 12, 2012 7:31 pm - Another bright star in the outdoor world has taken his canoe and paddled into the sunset. Ralph Frese, the 86-year-old founder and spearhead of the Chicagoland Canoe Bas...
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South Florida grapples with a slithery problemDec 12, 2012 10:04 am - I suspect some of you may head to south Florida to escape the normally bone-chilling temperatures and thigh-high snow in the area. Well, that’s how it used to be here w...
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Naperville playing host to inaugural marathonDec 07, 2012 12:00 pm - Naperville runners, after years of traveling to Chicago or neighboring communities to get their marathon fix, can stay home next year. The 2013 Inaugural Naperville Mara...
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Outdoors notes with Mike JacksonDec 05, 2012 7:31 pm - For the moment, there doesn’t appear to be a law enforcement code of silence in Kentucky. Nevertheless, a former Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife conservation of...
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Can someone stand up for Lake Michigan?Dec 05, 2012 10:04 am - It’s a rare day when I turn to a recently arrived email from a reader and listener to provide the impetus for a column. Today is one of those days. My friend David, a N...
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Sportsmen thanked for donation to troopsDec 03, 2012 2:00 pm - Nearly one year after members of the Northwest Towns Sportsmen's Club shipped off venison jerky from their deer hunting season to American troops abroad, they got their ...